Fillebrown Trial Reveals Lurid Proxy Confession
The Fillebrown case takes a dramatic turn as Charles P. Fillebrown is claimed by his lawyer Mr. Stoll to have killed Hiram Foulks in a kitchen confrontation. Testimony details a brutal struggle, alleged boxing history, and a shocking claim that ends with two gunshots. The trial, moved from Cheyenne to Granite Canyon, grows in public intensity with 14 witnesses questioned.
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Fillebrown
Foulks
Mr. Stoll
Hiram Foulks
Chas. P. Fillebrown
Sullivan
Granite Canyon
Pillebrown
West Seventeenth
Fred Bond
H. W. McGee
George Matthews
F. M. Matthews
J. T. Chaffin
J. E. Tuttle
W. A. Wyman
S. J. Quinby
T.D. Holt
Jnc
F. Stevens
Chas. F. Gregory
Chas. Webster
H. Timmerman
Arthur Fenian
Cheyenne
Granite
Fort Collins
Geo. Matthews
Green River Politico Field Splits Into Two Tickets
Green River prepares for its first municipal election with two citizen tickets. Mayors and councils listed include E. J. Morris with varying council members Thos. F. Carey John H. Gilligan Karl Spinner J. F. Kelliher and J. Snyder Walter L. Powell. July 15 election date noted along with Fourth of July celebrations. Rock Springs joins Cheyenne visitors. War ren and Clark expected to speak. A Morris block hall dance hosted by militia company rounds out events.
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Green River
E. J. Morris
Thos. F. Carey
John H. Gilligan
Karl Spinner
J. F. Kelliher
J. F. Snyder
Walter L. Powell
Rock Springs
Warren
Clark
Morris Mercantile
Militia Company
A New Wyoming Lawyer
A miner named Wolf from Atlantic Wyoming, living hermitlike at the mines, sought admission to the bar after studying Blackstone. During exam by Judge Corm's committee he was asked what first action he would take for a client, and he answered he would hold up the client, reflecting on peers. He was admitted.
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Wyoming
Wolf
Atlantic
Blackstone
Corm
Senator Palmer to Visit Cheyenne for Campaign Stop
Illinois senator Palmer departs Springfield for Cheyenne on July 2 and stays several days as guest of Mrs. E A Slack. A reception by political admirers is expected during his stay.
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Palmer
Illinois
Springfield
Cheyenne
Mra
Woman shoots self at Pearl Raymonds dive
Bessie Mullen, an inmate at the Pearl Raymond dive on west Eighteenth, attempted suicide with a 38 caliber revolver. The bullet passed through her chest. lung infection later noted. doctors Grinfs and Wyman attended. She had been drinking and her lover, a private named Bob of the Seventeenth, had just left.
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Bessie Mullen
Pearl Raymond
West Eighteenth
Bessie
Miss Mullen
Bob
Nebraska
Pueblo
Occidental
Chicago
West End
Wyman
Natural Gas Strike Near Edgewood Prompts New Theory
While drilling a well at Siding 5 about fifteen miles south of Edgewood a Burlington crew struck natural gas at a depth of 1 feet. The gas flowed freely until work resumed and passengers on a train watched it burn. The find suggests gas extends further south underground than previously believed.
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Siding 5
Edgewood
Burlington
Bald Mountain Gold Prospect Sparks Claim Rush
A Big Horns mining bulletin touts Bald Mountain as a vast gold deposit with an imminent rush of practical miners. Despite early claim grabbing, the correspondent expects enough pay ground to satisfy both early comers and later arrivals as luck and chance drive fortunes in the new camp.
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Big Horn
Bald Mountain
Wedding of Wm McCord and Anna Kelly in this city
Mr. Wm McCord formerly of the Seventeenth Infantry married Miss Anna Kelly of this city at 5 p m yesterday. They left by the 7 o'clock train for Chicago for a week then proceed to Nashville Tenn to reside near the bride's former home. The note ends with a stray remark on circumstantial evidence.
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Wm. McCord
Seventeenth Infantry
Anna Kelly
Chicago
Nashville
Tenn
Gold Hill Prospects Bright as Water Delays Work
The Saratoga Lyre reports shafts on Gold Hill still flooded delaying start of mining. Lower shafts gather surface water, some fifty feet deep, requiring bale-out once melt ends. Many miners have left to prospect elsewhere while outsiders visit and praise the region’s potential. B P Arendell and partners plan immediate ore testing. lumber and materials are on site. The Saratoga stage reaches camp edge with 1,200 pounds freight via Stearly.
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Saratoga Lyre
Gold Hill
Bonanza
California
Mexico
Alaska
B. P. Arendell
Lyre
Saratoga
Stearley
Coroner's Jury Finds Unknown Man Died By Unknown Means
The coroner's jury determines the water ranch dugout corpse is that of an unknown man and that death was by means unknown. Maker Duryea who found the body did not appear to testify.
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Water Ranch
Duryea
Butterworth plans tree planting in arid West
Washington dispatch reports Solicitor General Ben Butterworth, soon sailing for Europe, aims to back an Interstate Townsite Co plan to plant trees across Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. The effort partners with the agriculture department to select species suited to local soil and climate, with shipments starting next fall.
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Washington
Europe
Ben Butterworth
Interstate Townsite Company
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Department of Agriculture
Francis Grable
Omaha
Butterworth
West
Grable
Rustler chase ends with stock recovered near Wagoner ranch
Elliott and Coates arrived from the Wagoner ranch. Elliott pursued three rustlers Friday as they fled with Wagoner stock. they fired but did not injure him. The stock was recovered and the day herder was scared off. Many altered brands are noted across Wagoner's herd.
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Newcastle
Elliott
Coates
Wagoner
Pennsylvania Republicans Call for Quay’s Retirement
A June 29 address signed by 136 Pennsylvanians and Republicans attacks Senator Quay, accusing him of corrupt political methods and disarray in the party. It urges retirement of Quay, warns of looming losses, and calls for new leadership and honest nominations for state and city treasurer and attorney general.
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Senator Quay
Quay
Republican
United States Senate
Wee Ae
Pennsylvania
The New Party’s Principles Published in Milwaukee
The constitution and by laws of the new Peoples party were made public. The articles call for local clubs under national East State guidance, with a meeting to be held each Sat. Members must sign the principles and pledge support. Any member proposing to endorse another party may be expelled.
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Milwackee
New Peoples
Dedi
Schilling
Sona 6
National Ay 2
Union zneine gg to go into effect July
The article notes a change to a union method set to begin in July affecting Semmes officials. It mentions a previously popular approach that worked well a few years ago and is being revived for current use.
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Zneine Gg
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Miss Pearl Raymond
Newcastle Journal
Bald Mountain Gold
Hostile Bulletin
Taleaman
Leavening Powe Royal
Mr.quay
Walter A.wood
Deering
Hollingsworth
J. S. Case & Oliver Plows
Mt. Pleasant
Shuttler
Bain
Arp & Hammond
Fr. E. Warren Mercantile CO
Jobbees and Dealers IB
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